JAG Series 01 Overview (1995-1996)

Introduction The first season of JAG premiered on NBC on 23 September 1995, and concluded on 15 July 1996. The season, initially starring David James Elliott and Tracey Needham, (and starring Andrea Parker), was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with NBC Productions and Paramount Television. Outline Lieutenant Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr. (David James Elliott),…

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Introduction

The first season of JAG premiered on NBC on 23 September 1995, and concluded on 15 July 1996.

The season, initially starring David James Elliott and Tracey Needham, (and starring Andrea Parker), was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with NBC Productions and Paramount Television.

Outline

Lieutenant Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr. (David James Elliott), a former naval aviator turned lawyer, is employed by the Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, the internal law firm of the Department of the Navy. In Washington, D.C., Harm is partnered with Lieutenant Meg Austin (Tracey Needham), a junior officer with drive and determination. Together, Harm and Meg work alongside Commander Alison Krennick (Andrea Thompson), Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson), and Lieutenant Caitlin Pike (Andrea Parker), as they prosecute and defend the under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (USMJ). This season, the team investigate the murder of a female naval flight officer (“A New Life”), the death of a civilian contractor (“Shadow”), a training mishap (“Desert Son”), a murder at Arlington National Cemetery with connections to Thai diplomats (“Déjà Vu”), and a murder at the U.S. Embassy in Peru (“War Cries”). Also this season, Harm suffers personal losses when his best friend (“Pilot Error”) and girlfriend (“Skeleton Crew”) are both killed, Meg faces death when she is critically wounded by an professional assassin (“Hemlock”), and Harm is promoted to the grade of Lieutenant Commander (“Defensive Action”).

JAG Series 01

Episode 01: A New Life, Part 01.
Episode 02: A New Life, Part 02.
Episode 03: Shadow.
Episode 04: Desert Son.
Episode 05: Deja Vu.
Episode 06: Pilot Error.
Episode 07: War Cries.
Episode 08: Brig Break.
Episode 09: Scimitar.
Episode 10: Boot.
Episode 11: Sightings.
Episode 12: The Brotherhood.
Episode 13: Defensive Action.
Episode 14: Smoked.
Episode 15: Hemlock.
Episode 16: High Ground.
Episode 17: Black Ops.
Episode 18: Survivors.
Episode 19: Recovery.
Episode 20: The Prisoner.
Episode 21: Ares.
Episode 22: Skeleton Crew.

You can find a full index and overview of JAG here.

Trivia

Production of the first season of JAG was based at Sunset Gower Studios, right in the heart of Hollywood.
In Spring 1996, NBC announced that they were not commissioning Paramount Television to make a second season of JAG.
Creator and Executive producer Donald P. Bellisario states that he had already received offers from CBS and ABC to pick up the series.
Bellisario also credits the cancellation with allowing him to create “the show he’d always wanted to make”, as NBC had “wanted action, and [he had] wanted a mix of legal [drama] and action”.

Production & Filming Details

Creator(s): Donald P. Bellasario.
Producer(s): Donald P. Bellasario, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Howard Kazanijan, David Bellasario, Stephen Zito, R. Scott Gemmill, and Chip Vucelich.
Music: Bruce Broughton, Steven Bramson, and Velton Ray Bunch.
Cinematography: Hugo Cortina, David J. Miller, and Larry Lindsey.
Production: Paramount Network Television, Belasarius Productions, and NBC Productions.
Distributor(s): Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Television Distribution.
Release Date: 23 September 1995 to 15 July 1996.
Running Time: 42-47 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.